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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

The Springfield Republican dr,,.
attention to the agricultural bi,,o,.
Of New England and ito ~,relat;on
the Inter State Commerce Law, .bo.,
ing how the Eastern farmer hos h..
compelled to abandon one crop ,f.,
another by lev freights from Il.
West, until agricultural land \.
ceased to have any value Is such !,
instances = rich valley in Vcrnoo,
in the town Of LUDLOW, where tx.lv.
farms have gone out of. ,c~ultiv.t;o.
One Of the petitions to the last Il.
is'aturs vas that snybody xbe
would occupy these farms might !.
exempted from taxation for I t.,,
Of years. The total ~agricul,rn,
wealth Of New England declined (
per cent in the decade OF l87O1,so
The long and snort haul claum IL.
Republica. thinks will have the Il.
feet, if properly enforced, 10 arrest
this decline Of agricultural prosoe,.
ity in New England, and to give II.
Eastern farmer q chaace to make .
living Of his land.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

Asspecial from Key West to the
'Picayune Of the 3lst ult., says "the
latest advices received from Key
West by DR.. Hamilton, Surgeon
General Of the Marine Hospital Ser.
vice, are to the effect that there
ihavo been in that city since the Grst
appearance OF yellow fever in the
place, six cases and four deaths.
The worst and most alarming fea.
ture Of the reports is that the fever
has been found in three different
localities"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

A youngster was playing in the
room where his mother and a LADY
visitor were ,c%onversing. Another
friend called ia the meantime, and
after she left the two-after the
manner of her eex-commenced to
discuss her peculiarities pretty free.
Iy. Willie was apparently very busy
with his toys, but, after a little while,
looked up shrewdly and said to the
visitor: Mrs. Butler, that's the
way mamma will talk about you
when you 60 awayp" The youthful
philosopher was about right.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04


The Young dude sailing under the
name Of G. L. Vernon, and who, as
be had supposed, was safely out of
the hands Of justice, was taken at
Lafayette last Thursday week by
Constable NJ. II. Sch'ey, of Wash.
'ngton county, Texas. 1t appears
that there are several indictmentsin
Texas pending against this young
rooster for horse stealing. BE was
~ Lafayette about a month, and
made himself quite popular there
with some o. the fair sex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

The Lafayette Advertiser of last
iasue speaks Of an Important road
from that place to Scott being put
jn travelling order. Why not have
a good public road opened from
Lafayette to Abbeville? There would
no more trade and travel between
; these two points we're there a good
public road opened. Will Bro.
Bailey try and impress this fact upon
the minds of the Police Jury Of that
;parisb. We hope so.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04
Cotton is reported being in bloom
IN the neivhborhood of Baton Rouce.
.ABBEvlLLE, Nav 50. Ia

.ABBEVlLLE. May ~, 1851.
1T q called meeting Of tho Council held
this day, there were present, Ophelisa
Bourque, Mayor, and Messrs. Wis, Gastsl
and Leblanc, absent Mr.. Mills.
The minutes Of the G0uncI.of Nav lsth
were read and adopted and the minutes
of tho meeting were read. and on motion
of Mr.. Wise they were csr9scted, 20 that
the last resolution of said meeting shxfl
read, thus, Resolved, That the Mayor b
and is authorized to bring ,and proseeuts
suits III the name of and for the use Ofthe
Town of Abbeville against GeOrea E
Lyons, Ex-Constable- Collector Of ~
TsN'n OF Abbeviila and Tie su1atias - ~
several bonds. to enforce the payment,
collection and recovery of all such suns,
Of money that may be dAe by him to said
town Of Abheyllle; and as thus corrected
sa~id.minutes were also adopted.
The Mayer stated the object of the inset
ling to be to devise and provide means and
ways for working tho streets and bitches
and repairing the bridges Of the town, and
also to receive the report of the Joint com
mittee on Board of Health, and to take
action thereon.
On motion of Mr.. Gaatsl. the am Of
one hundred and fifty dollars wss traasr
ferred from the General Fund to the
Street and Bridge Fund.
AclOAo tHo aVlAt .NDMIM1lbGOo ~
the organization Of . Board of Health Wa
read.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, Resolved. Thst
by virtue Of the powers vested by Act No.
90 Of the Acts of the Legislature Of the
State of Louisiana of the year 1854. tho
IowntC Council of the Town Of Abbeyine
does now resolve and Constitute . Board Of
Health for the said Town of Abbevile..
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, Resolved, That
DIR. w. D. White be and is appointed -
Health Officer for said Board Of Health.
On motion the Council adjourned.
OPHBLIAs BoURQUE, Mayor.
w. B. WHIYE, Secretary,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

A severe storm OF wind with OK.
traordiuary hail passed across Louis
lana from Cheneyville to Baton
Rouge eastward into Mississippi
last Wednesday morning, doing
= much damage to cropa, buildings
and fencing, and killing several
3 persons.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04
Temperance.

Thousands Of people who lay claim
to superior virtue and austerity in
the matter of drinking keep "patent"
beverages on hand, and tipple of
them under the excuse of debilitated
stomachs, disordcred digestion, aud
other complaints. which are so east.
ly imagined as the cause of unsatis.
fed cravings. These ,yaletudinarian
tipplers are almest constantly in a
condition requiring bitters. In
spring they become weak and debili-
tated, in summer they feel a gone
ness" in the stomach, the autumn
brings no relief, and the winter does
not brace up their shattered sys-
tens. The portly bottle, covered
with a yellow paper and ornament.
ed with a portrait ofthe shrewd in.
-ventor. stands ready on a shelf.
attended by a tumbler and a spoon.
A wine glass, three times day be-
fore eating, is the attractive prescrip-
ton, and the delrded victim goes on
With q sneaking practice Of taking
bitters, compared to which frank
and open beer drinking is manly.
Strong enough language can scarce,
ly be used to denounce the concoc-
ton and sale of this medicated
whisky under the guise of medicine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04
NOTICE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of,VermiliOD.

TAT OF LOUIB11NA, I
Parish of,VermilioD. J.
Section % of Act No. 90, approved July :.
1886, notice is hereby. given to the ta1
payers of said parish Of Vermilion, and inc
corporation of Abbeville, that the listing
of the property real and personal Of sara
tox-payers is completed, together with tno
valuation placed upon sale. property, py
the Assessor, and that said lists viii %
exposed in my office for sinspection ana
correction for the term of twenty days
beginning june 10th, and ending July y
1887.
Given under my official signature -
Abbeville, La, May %, 1881.
II. NJ. LYONS, Assessor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

Making remarks to . gentlemau,s
face about his personal appearance
or. dress is in very bad taste. Still
it's very common for some men to
tell one that he Is getting fat or
falling of-that he weighs more or
not as much as he did the last time
you met him. This We presume lis
because the majority Of men Judge
OF the Importance OF others 10 gener.
81 10y gross weight. This is a poor
standard. 1t is also in very bad
taste to comment On anether's dress
how his coat FITS or that it il or
rot becoming. So it is neat and
clean it makes no difference. This
craze for fine clothes has nearly
ruined the country. Fine cassimeres
won't do for blowing or farmers
work. Something more substantial
is required, yet our observation is
that farmers are more addicted to
the repHehensiblc habit OF, critici.ing
the wearing apparel of others than
men in most other pursuits. This is
q bad sign. 1t is:net in good taste
either to contrast the excellence and
intelligence Of another With the in.
f%eriority Of the man you are address
ing. 1t does no good and perhaps
may hurt feelings. But the shah
best thing ofAll is for a man who
never does . lick Of work himself to
talk OF other men being lazy. If
1t is true, there is no sense or good
in publishing it. If our
readers have been guilty of'apy Of
these things, they should reform at
once.-Abeeville 6. Co. Medium.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

W. are in receipt of Vol. /, Mol
Of the .Attakepss 8mericas, 4 month.
" ~eight-page paper psblished Il
New lbarla, La, at 81 per yen. Il
10 IN anti-ring paper, end favor,
Hon. N. G. Blauchardfor goyerao,.
The hrst page is 6llsl With intsr.
esting local mstter, and the Who'll.
sheet presents . meet appearance.
Success to the enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

Two articles appear On the Arst
page of this issue on the New Rail
road, one from the South Illustrated,
of May /, and the ether from the
7teche Pilot of May 2Sth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

The colored people Of New Or
Z leans arc making strenuous efforts
= to abolish,the iiesor traffic in that
= city. They, regard the liquor traffic.
with it's attendants, as tho great pub.
/; lie evil Of the day. A committee to
draft q constitution and bylaws, to
further the cause of prohibition was
appointed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04
write.

District Attorney A. j. Kearney
died on the Nh~ult., at Sugartown,
Calcasieu parish. He leaves a'large
number Of friends who will be panied
to learn Of his death.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

The people Of San Augustine,
Texas, are anxious to open up q
trade from shat place to New
Orleans by way Of building a rail
road between both places. A road
from San Augustine, by way Of Ab-
heville and Jeanerette. would pass
through q rich and fertile country,
and one that would pay handsomely.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04
What Railroads Do and Undo !

What Railroads DO and Undo !
Hal: a century ago, Dacatur, Ca,
a prosperous village, objected to hay.
ing the shops of the Georgia rail
road, and was afraid Of the Irish
laborers. They were located in the
woods, and there to-day stands At
%lanta. the Queen City Of the South.
Covington, Ga. rejected the request
of the same road to go through the
streets of the village. To day Gov
ington stands a monument to the
mistake Of fifty years ago. Coving.
ton Of fifty years ago feared the rail
road would brighten horses liz the
streets. Covington Of today fears
it will have no horses in it's streets
to Brighten. At the same time, At.
lanta has six roads through the heart
Of tho city without killing horses,
but, On tho otier hand, it moves
along, increasing with rapidly,
which is phenomenal. Elyton forced
the railroad around its limits; Biz.
mingham let the road 60 through its
center. To-day therc. is no Elyton,
while Birmingham's growth almost
rivals Atlaata's. - Chattanooga
Tradesman.
Is there nothing in the aboye ar.
ticle to cause our citizens to cast
around them and sec what public
Improvements cur town needs. and
laying aside all prejudice and Sec
tional discord, if any exists, and
unite az one man in making these
Improvements and promoting the
general welfare Of eur people7 A
cursery reader, auaided by rehec-
ton, will fail to see anything sug.
gestive, or beneficial in the above
article, bat when gov read and re-
fleet vow will not fail to sec that
10 stand in need Of net only
improvements, but of new enter.
prises, oil O 'vhich are in our power,
and will be most conclusive to the
Welfare andrprosperity,o of Abbeville.
We need railroad communication
with the outside world to encourage
capitalists and . good class Of labor.
sers to come and dwell among Us, to
develop our vast resources and put.
Mto cultivation the thousands of acres
Of uheocspisd fertile loads, lying
idle, which viii return yearly a
handsome revenue net now thought
of. From what we learn work is
satisfactorily progressing on the
Jeanerstte, Abbeviile and Western
Railroad, would it, not be-well, then,
on tho part Of eur vide-awake men
to take hold Of this important
matter and help to forward the en-
terprise so much desired by them,
and Which will prove Of incalculable
interest to each and every citizen in.
tercsted in the future prosperity and
welfare of Wernilion parish? Come,
let it not be said that We are lag.
CARDS or drones in the busy hive of
progress and civilization, but buckle
thearmer Of enterprise aRd show
q willingness on cur part to be up
and doing Is our sister towns are,
and our word for it, success will
crown your efforts, and q just re-.
ward for the undertaking and &C..
complishment Of this project, SO much
needed to put our parish in . pros
porous condition, and our merchants
in the road to wealth, vail prove al
and satisfactory result.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

Something remarkable, and get it
is said to be true, that the State Of
Massachusetts shows a population of
;12O; 600 who can neither read nor
write.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

Serious damage was done to the
cotton crop ia Lafayette parish dn
ring the recent hail storm. It will
oecessitate ~replantlng' TINS retarding
the crop.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04
FOR GOVERNOR:
Cen. r. Nichols.
OF ASSN MPTION.

"A shock of earthquake was gener.
ally felt in Mexico on the 29th ult.,
resulting in great damage to proper
ty and inmring several per song.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

Thin silk mixed with tulle and
Isle tor evening wear are very
popular additions to a summer ward.
robe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

A little Insignificant item in q
newspaper will make q man an enc.
my to the paper for life but won:
stop him from reading it. 1t mere.
ly changes him from 4 subscriber to
a borrower. Every publisher can
recall the names of a number of
citizens that come under that head
NGreenville (Tex.) Herald.
Its right you are, Mr.. Herald!
The lberville Democrat can count
them by the dozen hereabouts. In
many instances the party who sub.
-scribes and pays for his paper is
called upon for q loan Of it before
he has shad,a chance to read it him
self. But then, this is a great, free
and glorious country, and any fel-
low has a right to "get on his ear"
with a newspaper which isn't con-
Quoted according to his liking, dis,
continue his subscription and make
his ncighbor pay for his reading
matter. What's the use to subscribe
for q paper if you can read it for
nothing? All tho same the fact
gets abroad, and tho chap whose
paper is borrowed is generally the
one 70 start it.-fberville Democrat.
A young Irish girl going from
Albany to New York to a situation,
lost her written recommendation on
the steamer, and on arriving at New
York was much troubled about it.
Having an old friend in the city that
knew her trouble. he agreed to help
her, which he did by giving her the
following certificate: "This is to
certify that Bridget Mahoney Lad q
good character when she left Albany,
bat lost it on the steamboat coming
down." Dennis O'Kelly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04

Crop prospects are very encours-
gsng ia the greater part Of q
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-04
DIED.

DIED.
MoUToN-At the residence of her son-ln-
law, Mr. Geo. f. Lyons, on May 81. lNR,
Mrs. l.. C.. MOuton.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01
ARBoa GAY.
The city Trustees Call . Public
MeetinE.

Last evening the City Trustees
held a meeting In the Office of ID.
A. Bender, to take steps relative
to proper celebration of Arbor
Day In Carson City.
They deemed that they were the
persons to make the 6rst move, as
the day was a sort of school child
ren's holiday and the trees donated
by Mr.. Sutro were in TIE main. to
be planted by them. 1t was finally
decided to call public meeting for
Saturday evening Tomorrow 1.-THE
Court House, where it is proposed
to have general exchange OF
views. All citizens are invited to
be present.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01

The W. C. I. U. of Nevada will
hold a State Convention on Mon
day Aprili 4th at the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Carson City,
Nevada. Exercises commence at
10A N. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all interested in the
cause of temperance. By order of
the Executive Committee.
II. K. CLAPP,
Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01
The Yankee Yachts.

NEW York, March 29.--The log
of the Dauntless, confirming as it
does the first reports of squalls and
hurricanes and ragings encountered
by both yachts the whole way from
New York to Queenstown, served
only to make the Csronet's victory
more signal and decisive. Thers
probably never has been, all things
consid ered, a more brilliant run a
cross the Atlantic. The Henrietta 5
record in the great sweepstake race
In 1866 of thirteen days, twenty
one hours and fifty Eve seconds, was
made in fair yachting weather. The
Coronet took less than day longer
to fight her way across against
some of the most tremendous seas
and gales, old seamen have met on
the North Atlantic. Every yachts
man about town yesterday was as
tonished at the unexpected run of
the Corcnet and when the news
came that the Dauntless had ar
rived but one day later with the
record that broke that of any other
yacht fora single Gays sailing, there
was increased surprise. 1t was the
general feeling that IN the Coronet
and Dauntless America had two
racing schooners which for speed
and endurance Enelishmen would
have to go far to match. 1t is
hoped the Coronet will make some
races with English boats before she
returns or passes out Of the present
owners hands.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01

Editor Fairbanks, of the Lyon
County Times, was in the city the
other day, looking for points on TIE
Interstate Commerce law. He
thinks the clause cancelling his
pass on the G. & G. road to be
highly unconstitutional, and thinks
the press ought to make a test case
and carry the matter to the Su-
preme Court of the United States
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01
BLOOD viii FELL.

G.. Chism has a grade Holsteln
b1ll calf, sired by Cuttings Nevada
Prince, out of a grade Ayrshire
COW, which he weighed recently
and the beam was tipped at 500
pounds. This calf has now been
in service for two months and over
He is a living illustration of the
superiority Of blood stock over the
scrub. This calf sold at six months
old for $40, whereas a scrub calf st
the same age goes begging at eight
dollars.-Reno Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01
ReOpened.
Secretary.

The Ormsby House dining room
which a few weeks ago was
closed to be renovated and repaired
is now reoponed by Mr.. Kaiser and
will be under the management of
Mr.. Thompson his old reliable stew
ard. The restaurant and dining
room will both continue to run TO
satisfy the demands of the largely
increasing business.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01
Beecher.s xounges. sister.

NEW YORK, March 31.-Concern-
Ing the story published yesterday
TO the effect that Beecher's young
est sister, Mrs. Isabella Beecher
Hooker, was refused permission to
look upon the face of her dying
brother, an intimate friend of the
family said last night: 1T ia true
that the Beecher family objected te
the presence of Mrs. Hooker dur
ing that awful period Ct affection,
but there is nothing in it to wonder
at. Mrs. Hooker acted in the most
unsisterly way and said the most
cruel things during the Beecher-
Tilton trial. She was simply lnfdt
uated with Victoria Woodruff. and
used to call her Victoria my queen
This infatuation induced her to
say things of Beecher which were
not forgiven, Her association with
that woman, Of itself, separated her
from the family. Now when Beech
er was taken II it was with apop-
lexy, and he was unconscious until
he died. Mrs. Hooker could not
have spoken TO him nor could he
have recognized her. her presence
ther would simply have been an
addition to the already great load
of grief that Mrs. Beecher had to
bear. Beecher's whole family OBJ
jected to her presence in that
house at such an hour. / have no
doubt that Rey. Edward Beecher
did go aud ask her not to call, al
though / do not know the fact. /
see no occasion for any public CON-
ment upon this proceeding. 1t was
very wise and entirely proper"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01
&utro's Plans.

Adolph Sutro states that bis offer
to give his franchise for a railroad
and all the work done upon it.
amounting to about $4,000, to SUIT
ter Street Railroad Company, upon
condition that only one fare of FIVE
cents from the ferry to the ocean
beach should be charged, was made
in good faith. He says that the
Market street cable road is already
considering the expectancy Of charc-
ing but single fare, and eventually
he thinks that all the companies
will transport passengers from bay
to ocean for FIVE cents. Mr.. Sutro
says that MS plans for the donation
Of his grounds and library to the
city. under the act of the last Legis-
laturc. have not been perfected
The required papers are being drawn
up.-San Francisco Post.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01
siekenIng slush.

The nauslating swash and drocl
that comes overt the wires daily about
the debut Of Mrs Potter Brown is
enough to make intelligent readers
wish that the Atlantic Cable had
never been laid. The type-setting
alone in these dispatches prob
ably costs in the United States in
the neighborhood of $4,000 a day.
The whole thing summed down
shows brassy society woman with
some stage tricks making her debut
on an English stage and asking the
telegraph companies and newspa-
pers to grovelat herfeet every day for
a month that she may be gratuit-
ously advertised. From the general
tone of the London papers it is
easy to see that despite the backing
of the Prince of Wales she is the
--LATEST failure of all the year.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01
A Fine Picture.

The splendid crayon portrait of
Miss Taddie Doane, which has
oeen on exhibition in Cagwin &
Noteware's window, is from the
pencil of Monaco, the artist, and is
very fine piece of work. The
face is a study, and the arrange
ment of the drapery particularly
effective. 1t was presented her
yesterday by her father, the occa-
sion being her eighteenth birth
day.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-01

Last week E. s. Spring, the min
ing and stock expert of the Post,
was sent up to the Comstock to per-
soaally investigate the mining stu
alton. While passing through Car
son, an APPEAL representative way
layed him and pumped him dry.
This interview Mr.. Spring had no
knowledge of until it was in type
and proof sheet was shown him at
4'30P. NJ. His first exclamation
was:
H! Are you going to pub
lish what / told your"
When informed that the publica-
ton was inevitable he sat down
like a little man, accepted the stu
alton and corrected the proof. 1t
was all correct. The APPEAL cap
tured the news and the Post paid
the expenses of getting it Ii the
writer was not on familiar terms
with It's big city contemporary 1t
would not presume on these liber
ties, but did SO feeling that the
next time we ran against Sheenan
at the Bay, a couple of glasses of
Bodweiser would bridge the chasm
occa>ioned by such an atrocious
burglary.
The APPEAL was the first paper
to give Mr.. Springs impressions
publicity, and it gave information
which even the Comstock papers
bad not been able to secure.
Yesterday the APPEAL received
Geographic orders from San Fran
cisco for extra copies, but was I'M
able to supply the demand.